My and my furkids favorite brand! This brand offers made in USA, human grade, single ingredient treats. Pork is Apollo's favorite, but they also have bite-size bagged treats for convenience.
Ready-to-go, bite-sized treats for those times when you don’t want to break up larger pieces.
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Beef & Duck
Pork is a welcome change when you want to rotate proteins.
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Chicken or Beef
Air- dried, soft, bite sized pieces that can be used for food or as a treat.
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Beef or Chicken
An option for the tiny dogs! These smaller treats are convenient when regular training bites are still too big.
These are some of my favorite treats for training, listed roughly from lower to higher value based on my experience. By “value,” I mean how excited your dog is to work for that treat, not how much it costs! Try a few options because your dog gets the final vote. Most of these treats have one ingredient or a short ingredient list, making it easier to keep track of what you’re feeding reducing potential allergens or GI upset.
Kristie's Dog Crack. Healthy, freeze-dried, single ingredient that can be broken into smaller pieces to last even longer. Also, being organ meat, outside of being rich, there is little to no affect on dogs with allergies.
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Chicken or Salmon Bites or
Chicken or Venison Liver
A simple, single-ingredient option that’s easy to keep in your treat rotation. I’ve occasionally found these at Costco, too!
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Chicken or Salmon
These soft jerky bites are easy to break into smaller pieces while you’re training.
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Turkey, Duck or Lamb
Made with beef, lamb, and a short list of other ingredients, these tasty treats are high in protein but only 4 calories each and easy for dogs with sensitivities or allergies.
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Chicken or Duck
All natural, single ingredient treat that can be cut into smaller training rewards or offered as a snack
**Meat Free Option**
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Duck & Chicken Jerky
An unexpected favorite for dogs without chicken allergies. This natural all chicken strip can be broken into smaller pieces to suit your dog and your training session.
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Beef sausages, Sweet Potato Sticks, & More
100% natural duck jerky. A different protein option when you want to switch things up. Strips can becut into the perfect size training treats for your pet.
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Chicken Jerky
If your furbaby is a fish lover or you want a different protein source, these salmon treats are a great option.
**Fish Protein Option**
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Pumpkin, Beef Liver, or Chicken
Another protein option if you’re avoiding chicken. Easy to break up into smaller training treats. Freeze dried, single ingredient, and made in the USA.
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Bison Liver, Turkey Hearts, Meat Medley
A cheese option when you want to switch things up from meat treats. Made in the USA, single ingredient 100% freeze dried.
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Rabbit bites, Tripe Bites, Peanut Butter Bites, or Lamb Liver
This treat may not be for every dog, but the ones that like it love it! Lung is another texture and protein option, is lower in calories.
Gently air-dried raw ingredients for a nutritious, jerky-like texture that dogs love. Air drying preserves nutrition and flavor making it great for all life stages with added vitamins and minerals.
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Beef, Chicken, Venison, or Tripe
Made in the USA, human grade, single ingredient 100% freeze dried whitefish. A great alternative to traditional meat treats or dog will normal protein sensitivities.
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Turkey, Salmon, Beef, Chicken, Organs & more
Single ingredient, raw protein that is highly palletable and ready to go as bite-sized training treats.
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Rabbit, Duck, Tripe, Minnows, Heart & Liver
If your dog has allergies or sensitivities to more common proteins, these natural, made in the USA elk or venison treats may be a favorite for your dog.
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Elk & Venison with Blueberries
These bite sized freeze-dried beef hearts are one of my higher-value options for tougher training challenges
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Chicken, Lamb, Duck or Pork
A different organ-meat option for your high-value treat rotation. This brand is a little priceier and boutique, but varying organ meat can add valuable nutrition and health benefits.
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Liver, Lung, Kidney or Heart
Natural, human-grade, single-ingredient, air-dried treat that is easy to break into bite-size pieces.
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Beef, Cod, Chicken, Duck, Pork, Turkey & Lake Smelt